Eric Sprott

UFC Capital

"I'm a 100% believer that central banks have suppressed the price of gold. I find it hilarious today that they have these programs to sell gold - it's of no use. It's one of the dumbest decisions in the last decade." -Sprott on the state of the gold market

"One of the beautiful things about gold is that it can show its relative value in both an inflationary and a deflationary environment." -Sprott interview with GoldSeek.com.

Laurence Fink

BlackRock exec says gold has room to keep rising. - Company interview with Reuters last month

Fink said there is all too much talk of a bubble being created in the stock market, and that the economy is now in a period of stability. - Fink, on why gold is a good investment, told the WSJ last year

John Burbank

"Given our bullish view on gold, combined with the possibility that the price discovery process for gold understates the metal’s value and leaves it susceptible to a short squeeze, Passport Capital is an owner of allocated, physical gold." -Burbank on the price of gold in 2010

"We believe the supply outlook for gold is also supportive of higher prices. We believe that mined supply, which peaked in 2001, is in a long-term downward trend. We feel that the ability of above-ground gold stocks to satisfy demand is undergoing structural change." -Burbank on the price of gold in 2010

Markets may be overestimating their ability to satisfy an increase in demand at current gold prices." -Burbank on the price of gold in 2010

Burbank actually started as a hot dog vendor before becoming a hedge fund manager.

Bill Fleckenstein

Bloomberg

"People talk about such-and-such being "as good as gold" (while you never hear "as good as colored paper"). They'll describe some great business as "a gold mine" or talk about "the golden rule" as though it's an ironclad law. Yet most people continue to treat gold like dirt, or worse."- Fleckenstein writes on MSN Money

"Look, gold is a form of currency. That's the way it's been for thousands of years. A lot of uniformed people don't seem to understand that, but it's just a fact." - Interview with Analyst Wire

Invested In: SPDR Gold Trust

Marc Faber

“Given all the unfunded liabilities and the money printing in the world and the size of the financial assets in the world, I don’t think we are in a bubble,” - Speaking at CLSA Investors’ Forum 2010, on why he thinks the price of gold will continue to rise.

Invested In: Dr. Gloom Boom and Doom continues to be a buyer of bullion at current levels. Faber is cautious about physical gold holding in the U.S. and Switzerland. Precious metals investments held in the Hong Kong or Singapore banks are safer, as these jurisdictions, influenced by China, were likely to resist U.S. political pressure on individual investors. He noted the 1970s bull market in gold saw prices plunge 50%,from $195 to $105 an ounce, before then rising to more than $800 an ounce.